Where does “गोहूँ” come from?
गोहूँ (Bhojpuri) comes from Sanskrit गोधूम, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gandʰúHmas ~ *gantúHmas.
गोहूँ (Bhojpuri): wheat
Definitions
- wheat
Ancestry of “गोहूँ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | गोधूम | wheat |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *gandʰúHmas ~ *gantúHmas | — |